The rating is even higher among American Catholics, who gave him a 78 percent approval rating, 48 percent of which reporting a “Very Favorable” view.
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Fr. Marchetto said his parishioners feel close to Pope Francis since the Pope was part of an immigrant family.
While Cahill is the only member of St. Eugene’s going to see the pope, as far as he knows, Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville has a busload of parishioners traveling to Philadelphia to see the pontiff later in the week. “I think we need that right now”, Reverend Jenkins said.
Thomas, once an auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia, told WTOL before the trip that he is ecstatic to return to the place he once called home.
Bishop Matano says he will be with Pope Francis Wednesday morning at Saint Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington D.C. then he’ll celebrate mass with the Pope at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the Capitol. Indeed, long-time church observers thought from the moment he appeared as pope and asked people for their prayers that his might well be a transformative period in the church’s history.
McMorrow said Pope Francis is “very anxious about how we’re caring for families”. “It’s just exciting to see how the Catholic faith is turning around and how it’s going to progress with him being the pope”.
As our nation’s leaders prepare to greet Pope Francis on Tuesday, the Mayor of Birmingham is working behind the scenes to bring him to Birmingham in 2016.
Pope Francis walks the walk; he personally – and by himself – would go feed the poor. “I think that that might be one of the things he talks about”. “His message is about love and Christian unity and strengthening”. While he’s ready to hear Pope Francis’ take on current events, he’s also just as excited to eat some Philly cheesesteaks.
Next week he will stand with another President, Barack Obama, as they welcome Pope Francis to the White House.
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The delegates are expected to arrive Monday in Philadelphia to attend the World Meeting of Families Congress through Friday, said James Seymour, the executive director of Catholic Community Services in Salem, which is organizing a trip.
